I'm a science communication expert who loves the multidimensionality of this field. I enjoy working with researchers on their communication needs like writing grants or speeches, or train groups of scientists in a workshop. At the same time, I work hard to bring the field of science communication professionals and academics together. My work at The Online Scientist, UMC Utrecht and SciCom NL reflects this and complements each other. I get the broad overview of what academics encounter all over Europe during workshops, I see what goes on in an academic institution that influences science communication policy and possibilities, and I learn from and contribute to many discussions about science communication through my role as board member of SciCom NL. As a personal quest I would like to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of science communication, because ironically these are largely separate worlds that don't communicate nearly enough. I take this serious enough to pursue this academically as well, with academic publications on scicom and perhaps a PhD in the future.In short: I cover everything in science communication from writing press releases to system change!